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New Music, New Albums At 80, Joan Tower Says Great Music Comes ‘in the Risks’

Joan Tower, the contemporary composer, at her home in Red Hook, N.Y., Nov. 8, 2018. Tower, who turned 80 in September 2018, has been commissioned by the New York Philharmonic for a new work to debut in a future season. (Lauren Lancaster/The New York Times)